Sayeth the chooser of Pinhead: "Pinhead. Specifically, Doug Bradley as Pinhead, because fuck that new guy. I don't even know his name, but seriously, fuck that guy. Also, if I can be even more specific, Doug Bradley as Pinhead in the original Hellraiser. The sequels are mostly awful."

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The chooser of Pinhead puts it perfectly. Doug isn't a sinister or sadistic-looking guy (quite the opposite). That's exactly why his portrayal of the character has resonance. The Cenobites aren't natural-born killers, they're us.

Pre-puzzle Pinhead should remind us of our favorite uncle, and that's just what DB projected in Hellbound (the best of the series).